Labour / Birthing Comb by RustiK, Natural Pain Relief, Splinter Free Pear Wood, Acupressure, Can be used with Anxiety or other Pain/Stress Situations.

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I'm yet to give birth, but i'm practising using it along side hypnobirthing strategies (meditation, breathing etc) and so far have enjoyed using it.

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Your hand has many acupressure points: Many areas on the palm of your hand, when stimulated, can help reduce pain in your stomach and lower back and reduce the emotional stress response in your body that can accompany physical pain. It stated that holding a comb can help with contractions during labour using the gate control theory.

Natural pain relief - Birthing combs provide a natural way to manage labor intensity without the use of medication or interventions. As you near your due date, review your birth plan with your doctor and discuss all your pain-relief options. The comb is also handy for other occasions where accupressure relief may be handy, such as a visit to the dentist, salon, or tattoo parlor. How to tell if your doctor is gaslighting you: One in four people have been told their symptoms are 'all in their mind'. NHS scheme to treat more patients in pharmacies could be hit by chemists quitting for jobs in GP practices,.

The Birth Comb is a popular distraction technique during labour and can help you focus on your breathing as it presses on the acupressure points in your hand. By this stage on the day, you may forget about the labour comb as an option so when you’re discussing your birth preferences with your support team ahead of time, ask them to offer it to you when you’re in the throes of labour. Whether it's in the bath, getting an epidural or your car ride into hospital, the birth comb will be with you whenever you need. Visualizing a relaxing place — like a beautiful sunset or a favorite vacation spot — can also help divert your attention from the pain of labor. Milli Hill, author of The Positive Birth Book, said “more natural approaches to pain relief such as the comb” needed to be part of a wider support and care package that “gave women the very basic ingredients they need to have the best chance of a straightforward birth”.

In this case, the contractions are your painful sensations, and the comb is a non-painful stimulation that helps close the gate, so your brain focuses on the comb rather than the contractions. In a 2019 article, she wrote that its effects are thought to be down to it acting as a distraction, acupuncture or the brain only being able to process so many sensations at once — and therefore acting as something else to feel instead of contractions. One is holding a comb, teeth-side pressing against your palm, which is a technique that’s been used for decades.It turns out, combs have been used in birthing for centuries and at one stage midwives were taught about using them for pain relief in labour. Ryan Gosling shrugs off Barbie Oscars drama with loving kiss from daughter and support from wife Eva Mendes. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.